Bikes Drag at South Georgia Motorsports Park
by Marvin T. Smith
On March 4, 5, and 6, the AMA/Prostar Bikeweek Nationals were held at South Georgia Motorsports Park. This was a huge event featuring bikes from around the country. In the Professional categories, the headliner was Top Fuel. Although only five bikes made up the field, the action was wild and wooly. High winds hampered qualifying, but Larry "Spiderman" McBride gained the number one spot with an early shut off 6.53 at 172. Spiderman went up in smoke in his round one single, but returned to post a nice 6.17 223.84 in his semifinal win over Tommy Sloan. Chris Hand ran a nice 6.29 206 in his semifinal single. In the finals, it was the Spiderman winning with a 6.50 178 over a troubled Chris Hand's 7.36.
Korry Hogan won Funnybike with a 6.60 198 over Travis Davis who ran a fine 6.68 197 in a close loss. Hogan was the top qualifier and ran low e.t. in the final. Top speed for Funnybike went to Tom Perry with a 224.66 run - a speed that surpassed the Top Fuel best and the current national record!
In Pro Stock, Todd Doege, last years AMA/Prostar season champion, took a 7.21 183 single when Paul Gast couldn't make the final. Gast ran low e.t. at 7.133 while Doege set top speed at 192.47. Karen Stoffer brought out her newly GEICO sponsored bike and made it to the semifinals running some mid 7.20s.
Mike Caputo outlasted a sixteen bike field in Pro Mod to win with a 6.92 177 over Barry Greene's 8.01 116. Charlie Farrar set low e.t. and top speed at 6.86 201.46 but lost to Caputo in the semifinals.
Pro Street, for street legal motorcycles with no wheelie bar, was won by last year's series champ Barry Henson over Elvin Torres. Henson set low e.t. and top speed at 7.47 200.20 for one of the fastest times ever recorded by a Pro Street bike.
Supersport was won by Rickey Gadson at 9.50 150 over D. Burnett at 9.57 144. Rickie McWaters claimed Hot Rod Cruiser for V-Twin cycles at 9.26 142 over Jeremy English's 9.50. 138.
This was a great event enjoyed by a large crowd.
Photos
On March 4, 5, and 6, the AMA/Prostar Bikeweek Nationals were held at South Georgia Motorsports Park. This was a huge event featuring bikes from around the country. In the Professional categories, the headliner was Top Fuel. Although only five bikes made up the field, the action was wild and wooly. High winds hampered qualifying, but Larry "Spiderman" McBride gained the number one spot with an early shut off 6.53 at 172. Spiderman went up in smoke in his round one single, but returned to post a nice 6.17 223.84 in his semifinal win over Tommy Sloan. Chris Hand ran a nice 6.29 206 in his semifinal single. In the finals, it was the Spiderman winning with a 6.50 178 over a troubled Chris Hand's 7.36.
Korry Hogan won Funnybike with a 6.60 198 over Travis Davis who ran a fine 6.68 197 in a close loss. Hogan was the top qualifier and ran low e.t. in the final. Top speed for Funnybike went to Tom Perry with a 224.66 run - a speed that surpassed the Top Fuel best and the current national record!
In Pro Stock, Todd Doege, last years AMA/Prostar season champion, took a 7.21 183 single when Paul Gast couldn't make the final. Gast ran low e.t. at 7.133 while Doege set top speed at 192.47. Karen Stoffer brought out her newly GEICO sponsored bike and made it to the semifinals running some mid 7.20s.
Mike Caputo outlasted a sixteen bike field in Pro Mod to win with a 6.92 177 over Barry Greene's 8.01 116. Charlie Farrar set low e.t. and top speed at 6.86 201.46 but lost to Caputo in the semifinals.
Pro Street, for street legal motorcycles with no wheelie bar, was won by last year's series champ Barry Henson over Elvin Torres. Henson set low e.t. and top speed at 7.47 200.20 for one of the fastest times ever recorded by a Pro Street bike.
Supersport was won by Rickey Gadson at 9.50 150 over D. Burnett at 9.57 144. Rickie McWaters claimed Hot Rod Cruiser for V-Twin cycles at 9.26 142 over Jeremy English's 9.50. 138.
This was a great event enjoyed by a large crowd.
Photos
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